Kabul, Afghanistan: Men work at a traditional sweet factory during the last days of Ramadan. As the holy month draws towards a close, Muslims are beginning to prepare for the festival of Eid al-FitrPhotograph: Massoud Hossaini/AFPDamascus, Syria: A vendor at his sweetshopPhotograph: Bassem Tellawi/APKabul, Afghanistan: Men work at a traditional sweet factoryPhotograph: Massoud Hossaini/AFP
Damascus, Syria: A vendor at his sweetshopPhotograph: Bassem Tellawi/APIstanbul, Turkey: Young Turks pose for a souvenir photo in traditional Ottoman sultan costumes Photograph: Murad Sezer/APDenpasar, Bali: Workers dump alcohol, illegal during Ramadan, that has been seized by the policePhotograph: Sonny Tumbelaka/AFPJakarta, Indonesia: Passengers board a ship ahead of Eid al-FitrPhotograph: Ahmad Zamroni/AFPJakarta, Indonesia: A girl takes a nap while waiting for the train to leavePhotograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFPWest Bank, Palestine: Holding their ID cards, Palestinian Muslim worshippers wait to cross at a checkpoint on their way to the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFPJerusalem, Israel: Palestinian Muslim women pray at the al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site for MuslimsPhotograph: Khaled Desouki/AFPKuwait City, Kuwait: Muslims pray in the Grand Mosque just before daybreakPhotograph: Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFPKuwait City, Kuwait: Muslim men and women, separated by a wall, pray in the Grand Mosque just before daybreakPhotograph: Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFPMadan, Bulgaria: Muslim boys attend a religious ritual Photograph: Boryana Katsarova/AFP
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